Book Talk-Psychologist & Former Rock-Roll Muse
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Date & Time
Thu, Jul 18 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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3321 State St.
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Chaucer's Books
Chaucer’s Books (3321 State Street, Santa Barbara) will host author, psychologist, and former rock and roll muse Jenny Boyd for an in-store book talk and signing of her latest book “Icons of Rock” on Thursday, July 18 at 6 p.m.
Book Description “Icons of Rock” From the age of 16, former fashion model Jenny Boyd had a rarified view of the world of rock and roll. With George Harrison as her brother-in-law and later Eric Clapton, being married to Mick Fleetwood (twice) and later to drummer Ian Wallace, Jenny was a witness to not only the Beatles creating their songs on the rooftop of their bungalow in India, but also being a fly on the studio wall while Fleetwood Mac created their massive hit album, Rumours. Her fascination with the creative juices all around her, compelled Jenny to research the essence of creativity as a Ph.D dissertation. From 1988-1990, she interviewed stellar rock and roll musicians as well as some in blues, jazz, country and even renowned Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar, posing questions about their creative process. Her new book, Icons of Rock: In Their Own Words, is the product of these interviews which include George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Joni Mitchell, Eric Clapton, Don Henley, Tony Williams, Keith Richards, Buddy Guy, B.B. King and Graham Nash among others, some of which are presented in their entirety. She has added recent interviews with musicians Jacob Collier, Eg White, Atticus Ross and Sarah Warwick to create a comparison to the music world today.
Author Biography – Jenny Boyd As a young fashion model with musician Mick Fleetwood as her boyfriend and Beatle George Harrison as her brother-in-law, Jenny Boyd found herself immersed in the pop culture of the Swinging 60s. She moved to San Francisco for six months in 1967 where she inadvertently found herself at the centre of “Flower Power.”On her return to England, Jenny became the inspiration for Donovan’s famous song, “Jennifer Juniper.”She accompanied her sister and The Beatles to Maharishi’s ashram in India to study meditation. Despite being attuned to the spiritual bloom and innocence of the 60s,Jenny also experienced the turmoil and decadence of the 70s. Her two marriages to Mick Fleetwood, founding member of Fleetwood Mac, brought her to the forefront of the rock and roll world – constant touring coupled with fame, money, drugs and heartbreak. Jenny later married drummer Ian Wallace. Struggling in the dark to find and develop her own voice and identity, Jenny went to college, achieving a Masters in Counselling Psychology followed by a Ph.D. in Humanities. She wrote a book on musicians and the creative process called, Musicians in Tune, which was released in the US and Japan. It was later published in the UK and retitled, It’s Not Only Rock’n’Roll.For the next 20 years, Jenny worked in the addiction field, both in the US and the UK, as well as creating her own very successful company offering workshops in London, facilitated by therapists from the US, for people in need of help with recovery, relationship issues or just support. Jenny is a writer and public speaker. Her new book, Icons of Rock: In Their Own Words, is now available from Mango Publishing in the US. She divides her time between London, where she lives with her husband, and Los Angeles with her family.